1940 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART I, PAGE 659
Second; Decree for the Implementation of the Decree relating to
a Special Jurisdiction in Penal Matters for Members of the SS and for Members of Police Groups on Special Tasks, of 17 April 1940
By virtue of Section 7 of the decree relating to a special jurisdiction in penal matters for members of the SS and for the members of the Police groups on special tasks of 17 October 1939 (Reichsgesetzbl. I, page 2107) the following is ordered in addition to Section 4, sub-section 2 of this decree in agreement with the Reich Ministers of Justice and of Finance: '
Section 1.
For the duties, which are delegated to the Reich courts martial, pursuant to Section 14 of the statute relating to War Penal Procedure, of August 1938 (Reichsgesetzbl. 1939, I page 1457) within the-wording of the fourth decree for the implementation and supplementary to the decree of 1 November 1939 (Reichsgesetzbl. I, page 2132) a court is substituted, which is to be formed within the framework of the Chief Office SS court, and shall deal with those persons subordinated to the special jurisdiction. The seat of this court is at Munich.
Section 2.
(1) For the composition of the court, Section 14 of the first decree for the implementation of the decree relative to special jurisdiction in penal matters for members of the SS and for members of police groups on special tasks of 1 November 1939 (Reichs-gedetzbl. I, page 2293) is applicable; the SS Justice leader of this court can be represented or substituted by persons of lower official rank.
(2) The place of the President of the Reich Courts Martial is
taken by the Reichsfuehrer SS and Chief of the German Police, who has as his permanent representative the Head of the Chief Office SS court. .
Section 3.
This decree becomes effective one week after its promulgation.
Berlin, 17 April 1940.
The Reichsfuehrer SS At the same time representing the Reich Minister of the Interior.
H. Himmler.
Decree establishing an SS court in Munich to hear cases against SS members and certain police officers
Authors
Heinrich Himmler (Reichsfuehrer-SS and Chief of Police; Minister of Interior)
Heinrich Himmler
German Nazi politician; leader of the German SS and main architect of the Holocaust (1900-1945)
- Born: 1900-10-07 (Munich)
- Died: 1945-05-23 (Lüneburg)
- Country of citizenship: German Empire (period: 1900-10-07 through 1918-01-01); Nazi Germany (since: 1923-01-01); Weimar Republic (period: 1915-01-01 through 1937-01-01)
- Occupation: farmer; laboratory technician; occultist; politician
- Member of political party: Bavarian People's Party (period: 1919-01-01 through 1923-01-01); National Socialist Freedom Movement; Nazi Party
- Member of: Academy for German Law (since: 1933-01-01); Altreichsflagge (until: 1926-01-01); Artaman League; Bund Reichskriegsflagge
- Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch (date: 1923-11-09); Nazi human experimentation (role: administrator); Night of the Long Knives
- Significant person: Rudolf Brandt (role: secretary, stenographer; since: 1934-01-01)
Date: 17 April 1940
Literal Title: 1940 Reichsgesetzblatt . . . Second Decree for the Implementation of the Decree relating to a Special Jurisdiction in Penal Matters for Members of the SS and for Members of Police Groups on Special Tasks. of 17 April 1940
Total Pages: 2
Language of Text: English
Source of Text: Nazi conspiracy and aggression (Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946.)
Evidence Code: PS-2947
HLSL Item No.: 451467
Notes:For the original decree of October 1939, see document PS 2946. This document was apparently not offered as evidence on the SS.